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Bumps on head from concrete pounding is not significant? Don’t some people die from swelling from concusions?

As Natasha Richardson's loved ones prepare to attend the funeral of the Tony Award-winning actress near her country home in upstate New York, PEOPLE has confirmed new details about the day of her ultimately-deadly fall at a Canadian ski resort – and critical lapses in her care that may have contributed to her death. Richardson, 45, was on vacation with one of her young sons at Quebec's Mont Tremblant resort March 16 when she fell on a beginner's slope known as Nansen, a run popular for its gentle slopes and forgiving turns. Although her fall may have first appeared minor – she reportedly refused to be taken to hospital at least twice – the head injury she suffered is a type that, if tended to quickly at a qualified trauma center, can often treated successfully – and can just as easily turn fatal if not treated in time. The New York City medical examiner's office ruled March 19 that Richardson died from blunt trauma to the head, causing massive internal bleeding in the brain. In such cases, blood from a damaged but still-pumping artery can quickly pool in the brain, creating pressure that must be relieved before irreparable damage is caused.

This pathologist is full of BS.

Any strike on concrete with the head can lead to a tear of arteries within the skill resulting in death.

she is absolutely saying what she was told to say by the d.a.

shaken baby syndrome.

The classic tool used to demonstrate is a hollow flat ring representing the skull (like a big donut) with four springs holding a solid flat disk representing the brain with only about an inch space between the skull and brain. you then shaken the represendation and hear the brain wacking against the skull.

it does not have to be “serious” skin damage to cause brain damage or unconsciousness.